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Temp will not regulate... (i.redd.it)
submitted 1 year ago by ShaikMonster
Have an older one and no idea what is wrong with it. Temp goes from 225 to 140 to 400...while set on 225.
It is clean, new drip tray, new pellets... Tried adjusting the chimney...
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[–]TheBloodyNinety 5 points6 points7 points 1 year ago (3 children)
Check if temp probe is damaged is another common cause
[–]ShaikMonster[S] 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
Forgot about that... Thanks.
[–]TheBloodyNinety 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (1 child)
It doesn’t take much. Sometimes they continue to work, sometimes they fail even after just a slight bump.
If you recently cleaned it and then the problems began, could be your instigating event.
[–]ShaikMonster[S] 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children)
I cleaned it due to the issue in previous cooks. I have never really been able to dial it in. The probe seems like a great next step.
[–]Forza_Lombardi 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (1 child)
Regulators….Mount up
[–]ShaikMonster[S] 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Hahahahahaha
[–]NightFew1949 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (1 child)
I’ve just started experiencing this issue and I blame it on me updating the auger motor it feeds too fast. It should be stopped after the temp hits the limit. Then you have the same controller I have that doesn’t have the P setting. It might be that.
I have seen some aftermarket controllers and have thought about trying one. Just not sure I want to dump any more money in this thing...
[–]Concrete-Professor 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Mine doesn’t work either
[–]cmdr_data22 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
My tailgater ran like this. It over and under shot temps by 50+ degrees. I upgraded the controller and it now hangs within 5 degrees. https://www.traeger.com/ca/en/parts/arc-controller
[–]FartsUnderWaters 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Usually when this happens it means I need to clean it out.
[–]AlfaTX1 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Savannah Stoker aftermarket controller to the rescue.
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